Medical treatment of impotence with papaverine and phentolamine intracavernosal injection.
Intracavernosal injection of papaverine and phentolamine was used in 20 patients with impotence. After six months 14 patients were still using the self-injection treatment. Two patients failed to respond and two patients developed priapism which responded to venesection and metaraminol injection.
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Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010208:Papaverine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010413:Penis; D010646:Phentolamine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012651:Self Medication / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
D010208:Papaverine; D010646:Phentolamine